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J. P..ROE. APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LOADS BY TRAVELING cABLEsn No;530,720. I Patented Dec. 11, .1894.

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JOHNAPEAROE ROE, or LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE'ROPEWAYS.

SYNDICATE, LIMITED, or SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LOAD S- BY TRAVELING CABLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,720, dated December11, 1894.

Application filed October 28, 1893. Serial No. 488,910. (No model.)Patented in England May 19, 1893, No. 10,039 i in France January 12,1894, No. 235,470; in Belgium January 16, 1894, No. 108,098: in SpainFebruary 1 1 9 N l5,373, and in New South Wales March 6, 1894 No. 4,904.

To all whom it mty concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN PEARCE Roma subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and 1c 1893, No. 10,039; in Spain, dated February 15, 1894, No.15,373; in France, dated January 12,1894, No. 235,470; in Belgium, datedJanuary 16, 1894, 190,108,098, and in New-South Wales, dated March 6,1894, No. 4,904,) of r which the following is aspecification.

This invention of improvements inapparatus for transporting loads bymeans of traveling ropes or cables (hereinafter referred to as ropes),has reference to improved constructions of clips suitable forpermanentattaehment t0 the traveling rope or ropes; and to improvedconstructions and arrangements of parts whereby the boxes for containingthe loads to be transported can be readily atz 5 tached to and detachedfrom hangers connected with the said clips; and in order that the natureof this invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to explain thesame by aid of the accompanying drawings, in

which- I Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a vertical section, partly'inelevation, and a plan, showing a clip constructed according to thisinvention applied to a traveling rope. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig.1, illustrating a modification; Figs. 4 and 4 are respectively avertical section and a plan of the clip box alone.

Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive, are end elevations each partly in section,showing the form and arrangement of the clips under differentcircumstances. Fig. 9is an end elevation partly in section, showingaclip with means whereby its'hanger can be readily attached to anddetached from a lower hanger connected with 4 5 the box containing aload to be transported. Fig. 10 shows in plan, means for guiding theclip hangers as hereinafter described. Fig.

11 shows in side elevation, and to a larger scale than Fig. 9, oneconstruction of'box for connecting the lower hanger to the clip hangerwhich is shown as about to enter the I to screw into a hole 5*in theclip box near the .rope end thereof, and means are provided said box.Fig. 12 is-a cross section thereof, partly inelevat-ion, showing thelower end of the clip hanger engaged with the said box. Figs. 13 and 14are similar views to Fig. 11, but showing the lower end of the cliphanger in different positions. Figs. 15 and 16 are similar views toFigs. 11 and 12, the lower end of the clip hanger being shownengagedwith the-box in Fig. 15, and omitted in Fig. 16. Fig. 17 isasimilar view to Fig. 15 but showing certain parts in a differentposition. Fig. 17 is a plan view of the box shown in Figs. 15, 16 and 17with the locking device removed. Fig. l8vis a similar view to Fig. 15illustrating a modified arrangement. Fig. 18" is a side elevationshowing the opposite side of the box and locking device to that shown inFig. 18. Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic View hereinafter referred to.Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 isa thin metal strap that mayadvantageously be of'steel, shaped to fit the rope 2 over which it issprung when being attached thereto, and the end portions 1 1" of whichareplaced between two superposed plates 3-4 fitted into a clip box 5inwhich the bucket hanger 6 is journaled. The said plates are compressedupon the said end portionsof the metal strap by any suitable means, suchas a set screw 7 arranged whereby, after a certain amount of compressionhas thus been effected, the metal strap 1 can be drawn up so as tocauseit to close 8 5 tightly on the rope, after which the set screw 7,or equivalent device, is finally tightened down, thereby firmly securingthe clip to the rope. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the endpor tions 1 1 of the strap are 0 drawn up by? hook shaped device 8,oneend of whichenters a hole in the said end portions of the strap andthe other end of which is provided with a screw threaded extension 9that passes through a bridge piece 10 formed on, or it may bebearingagainst, the adjacent ends of the plates 3, 3 the said extension beingfitted with a tightening nut by which the said device 8 can be'forciblydrawn up. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, a gib 12 and cotter 13 areemployed for tighteningup the metal strap 1.

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The clip box 5, (Figs. 4 and 4) which may be made as a casting, isconstructed with sides 5 that are connected at the nose end of the boxby a V-shaped abutment piece 5" which takes against the rope when theclip is to be applied thereto, and forms a support against which themetal strap 1 pulls. Between this abutment and the lower portion of theclip box is a slot or opening, as shown more clearly in Figs. land 4,through which the lower portion of the metal strap 1 passes and which isnearly closed by the lower plate 4 when the parts are secured together.By the construction described, as the V-shaped abutment piece 5 bearsagainst the rope, the weight of the load will, to a large extent, betaken directly by it, so that the function of the metal strap ispractically limited to eifectin g a tight connection between the ropeand the clip box, the strap being relieved of any bending action due tothe weight of the load carried.

Clips constructed as described may be mounted to extend from the rope atany convenient angle to the horizontal, or vertical, according as it isdesired to pass the clips over, or under sheaves 14, see Figs. 5 and 6respectively, or to work the clips at such an angle, see Fig. 7, as toallow of their passing canted sheaves for working horizontal angles ofthe rope. They are suitable for fixing the loads to a single rope 2,Figs. 5, 6 and 7, or to a pair of ropes 2, 2, Fig. 8 in which lattercase two clips such as described are combined together.

To admit of the boxes for containing the loads to be transported, beingreadily attached to and detached from the hangers 6 connected with theclips, so as to permit of such boxes being readily set in motion andbrought to rest, as may be required, at stations, the lower end of eachof the said hangers (hereinafter called for distinction the cliphangers), is adapted to take into and become engaged with a fixed ormovable recessed portion of a box or frame (hereinafter called a box)connected to the upper end of the hanger (hereinafter referred to as thelower hanger) directly supporting the load.

The upper portion of each of the lower hangers, or the box attachedthereto, is provided with a wheel or there may be more than one; and atthe station where the load is to be disconnected from the clip hanger,there is a rail so fixed that the rope and rail gradually approach eachother for a certain length of travel, the arrangement being such thatupon a load approaching the station, the said wheel will take onto therail, and after the wheel has traveled a certain distance thereon, theweight of the load will be relieved from the clip hanger which will thenbecome lowered relatively to the box so as to be moved out of therecessed portion of such box and be free to pass out of the same,leaving the load suspended onthe rail. For coupling a load to the cliphanger, a rail is provided at the station, so arranged in respect to therope, that upon running theload upon it by means of its supportingwheel, such wheel will gradually recede from the rope and will bebrought into such a position as will enable a moving clip hanger toenter the box connected with the lower hanger and become engagedtherewith, whereupon the load will be put in motion and will travelalong the rail, until the clip hanger is brought home into the recess inthe box, and the weight again taken by the rope.

In Fig. 9, 6 is the clip hanger, 15 the lower hanger carrying the box 16for containing the load to be carried, and 17 the box connected to theupper portion of the lower hanger and by which such hanger can beconnected, when required, to the lower end 6 of the clip hanger. 18 is awheel journaled in the box 17, and 19 is a fixed rail at a station uponwhich the wheel 18 is caused to run for the purpose of elfecting theconnection and disconnection of the clip hanger 6 and box 17hereinbefore described.

The box 17 shown in Fig. 9, and to a large scale in Figs. 11 to 14;inclusive, is formed with a A-shaped recess 20 divided by a transverserib 21 adapted to enter a corresponding recess 6 in the lower bent endof the clip hanger, and in conjunction with such recess there isprovided an oscillating device 22 in the form of a plate journaled upona pin 23 fixed to the box 17 and provided with a pin or projection 24that extends through a curved slot 25 in the back of the box. As will beseen the arrangement is such that when the lower end 6 of the cliphanger enters the box 17, in the direction of the arrow Fig. 11, it actsupon and moves the said pin or projection 24 to the right and into sucha position Fig. 13 that it will prevent the hanger passing onwardthrough the box 17, in a sidewise direction, until after it has fullyentered the recess 20 therein. When the lower end of the clip hanger ismoved upward relatively to the box so as to enter the recess therein,the oscillating device 22 will be returned into its normal position(Fig. 14) by gravity under the action of a weight 22* or it may be byaspring, so that, when on reaching a station and the load is again takenby a shunt rail, the lower end of the clip hanger will be free to passfor: ward out of the box.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 15, 16, 17 and 17 the recess 20 withcross rib 21 into which the lower end of the clip hanger takes, insteadof being formed in the box 17 as in the arrangement last described, isformed in a separate oscillating device 25 journaled in a bearing 25 inthe top of the box. This device is supported by a pin 25 fixed theretoand arranged to bear upon the upper side of the box. The saidoscillating device is so arranged that when it is in one position (Fig.15), the lower end of the clip hanger will be free to enter and attachitself, and when in another position (Fig. 17), the said hanger will befree to pass out at the other side of the box. The 'center25* aboutwhich this oscillating piece turns, is as shown, arranged slightlyinadvance of the apex of the recess 20, into which the clip hanger takes,so that when the load is suspended the oscillating piece will be kept inits first position Fig. by the action of the load, but when a shunt railtakes the weight of the load and the clip hanger moves relativelydownward and sidewise it will liberate the wing 25 of the oscillatingdevice and will'allow it to tilt down so that the clip hanger willbeleft free to pass onward in a sidewise direction and out of the box asindicated in Fig. 17.

To prevent the passage of the lower end of the clip hanger through thebox when coupling, the oscillating piece 25 is locked in the firstposition by means of a locking device which consists of a bar 26 (Fig.15) formed with a shoulder 27 engaging with the pin on the oscillatingdevice, and with a shoulder 28 engaging a fixed projection 29 on the topof the box.

flhe locking device may, as in the arrangement shown in Figs. 15 and 16,be arrangedas a loose part that can be entirely removed from the box 17,as'shown in Figs. 17 and 17 in contact with a suitably arranged studwhich is fixed to the station frame so as to be in the path of theupwardly extending arm 26 of the said locking device and upon which thesaid loose part will be left suspended by its hooked arm 26 when theclip apparatus passes onward; or the said locking device may as shown inFigs. 18, 18 be made in the form of an arm 26* pivoted to the box 17 at26* and formed with a shoulder 25 adapted to engage with a pin 25 thatextends from one side of the oscillating device and projects through aslot 25 in the side of the box. When the arm is in the position shown itserves to hold the said oscillating device in the position shown'untilthe lower end of the clip hanger has entered the recess therein,

the said arm being so arranged that when this has taken place it willmerely be tripped by contact with the aforesaid stud, fixed to thestation frame so as to release the said oscillating device. I

Instead of, suspending the load from the shunt rails when required, bymeans of one or more wheels 18 at the upper end of the lower hanger 15,the boxes 16 for carrying the loads may as shown in Fig. 19, be eachprovided with wheels 30 arranged to take upon a floor 31 (or rails)having an inclination to the rope, and thus adapted to perform the samefunctions as the shunt rails hereinbefore referred to. After each cliphanger has been released from the box at the upper end of a lowerhanger, it may be automatically guided or moved sidewise out of the box(Fig. 17) by means of one or more suitably arranged guide bars 32 shownin sectional elevation in Fig. 9 and in plan in Fig. 10. The guide barsin the latter figure are shown arranged in proximity to a rope sheave33, a flange 34 on which is arranged to also act as a guide to hold theclip hanger in the disengaged position.

What I claim is-- 1. A clip for permanent attachment to traveling ropecomprising a clip body, a sepametal strap of approximately uniformthickness made separate from said clip body adapted to fit around therope to which the clip is to be fixed and having its end portionsbrought close together, means for simultane 'said clip box and adaptedto fit said rope,

the end portions of said strap being arranged to pass over and belowsaid nose and one of them to pass through said slot so that they can bebrought close together, means for drawing up said strap so as to forcethe rope upon which it is fitted against said abutment, and means forclamping the end portions of said strap upon each other and upon saidclip box substantially as herein described.

- 4. Aclip for permanent attachment to a traveling rope, comprising aclip box provided with a longitudinal abutment for said rope and with aslot between said abutment and clip box,a sheet metal strap madeseparate from said clip box and adapted to fit said IIO rope, the endportions of said strap being arranged to pass over andbelow said noseand one of them to pass through said slot so that they can be broughtclose together, plates between which the juxtaposed end portions of saidstrap are clamped and held against said abutment, means for drawing upthe end portions of said strap, and means for forcing said platestogether and for connecting them to said clip box substantially ashereindescribed.

5. The combination in a clip for permanent attachment to a travelingrope, of a clip box thesides of which are connected at the.nose end by aV-shaped abutment 5 a metal strap arranged to'pass above and below saidabutment and around the rope to be held against the same, and having itsend portions brought close together, plates between whichthe j uxtaposed end portions of said strap are dithe end portions of said strapand for connecting them to said clip box substantially as hereindescribed.

6. A clip for permanent attachment to a rope comprising a clip body, aseparate strap fixed thereto, and encircling said rope, and means fortightening said strap upon said rope said means comprising a hook shapeddevice adapted to engage said strap and provided with a screw threadedextension, a bridge piece through which said extension passes, and atightening nut fitting the outer portion of said screw threadedextension and bearing against said bridge pieces, substantially asherein described for the purpose specified.

7. In apparatus for transporting loads by means of a traveling rope orcable the combination with a clip adapted to be fixed upon said rope orcable, and a clip hanger suspended therefrom, of a lower hanger forcarrying the load to be transported, and a box or frame connected to theupper end of said lower hanger and provided with a recessed portion intowhich the lower end of saidtclip hanger is adapted to take so as tosupport said box or frame and attached parts when said clip hanger movesupward relatively to the lower hanger substantially as herein described.

S. In apparatus for transporting loads by means of a traveling rope orcable the combination with a clip fixed upon said rope and a clip hangersuspended therefrom, of a lower hanger for carrying the load to betransported, a box or frame connected to the upper end of said lowerhanger, an oscillating device journaled in the top of said box or frameand formed at its under side with a recess, into which the lower bentend of said clip hanger is adapted to take, and a locking device adaptedto prevent the lower bent end of said clip hanger passing completelythrough the box in a lateral direction until after it has fully enteredthe recess in the top of the box or frame substantially as hereindescribed.

9. In apparatus for transporting loads by means of a traveling rope orcable, the combination with a clip fixed upon said rope and aclip hangersuspended therefrom, of a lower hanger forcarrying the load to betransported, a box or frame connected to the upper end of said lowerhanger, an oscilliating device journaled in the top of said box or frameand formed with a recess at its under side into which the lower bent endof said clip hanger is adapted to take, and a locking device for holdingsaid oscillating device in the engaging portion until after the saidlower end of the clip hanger has fully entered the recess in said devicesubstantially as herein described.

10. In apparatus for transporting loads by means of a traveling rope orcable the combination with a clip fixed upon said rope or cable and ahanger suspended therefrom, of a lower hanger for carrying the load tobe transported, a box or frame connected to the upper end of said lowerhanger, an oscillating device journaled thereon and formed with a recessin its under side into which the lower bent end of said clip hanger isadapted to take and a locking device comprising an arm pivoted to saidbox or frame and provided with a shoulder adapted to hold saidoscillating device in position for the lower bent end of said cliphanger to pass into the same, said arm being arranged to project outwardin such a mansaid box or frame and formed at its under,

side with a V-shaped recess and with a transverse rib to engage therecessed lower bent end of said clip hanger, the center of oscillationof said device being arranged slightly to one side of the apex of theV-shaped recess in its under side, a pin or projection adapted to holdsaid oscillating device in place, and a tripping arm 26* pivoted to saidbox or frame and provided with a shoulder or abutment adapted to holdsaid oscillating device in position until after engagement with saidclip hanger substantially as herein described.

12. In apparatus for transporting loads by traveling ropes, thecombination with a hanger for suspending the box for containing the loadto be transported, of a box or frame 17 fitted to the upper end of saidhanger and provided with a wheel 18, an oscillating device 25 journaledin said box or frame and formed with a V-shaped recess in its underside, the center of oscillation of said device being arranged at oneside of the apex of said recess, a pin or projection for suspending saiddevice in said box or frame and an arm 26* pivoted to said box or frameand provided with a shoulder or abutment adapted to hold saidoscillating device in position to permit the lower bent end of a cliphanger to engage the recess in its under side substantially as hereindescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN PEARCE ROE.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED SowDEN, 16 Medbarn St, London, N. W.

EDMUND STANHOPE SNEWIN, 2 Popes Head Alley, Oornhzll, London, E. O.

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